Practical Antenna Handbook
Joseph Carr

ISBN: 0071374353,
Division: Professional,
Price: £36.99,
Pub Date: JUN-01,

Pages: 608
Edition: 04
Format: Softback with CD

Availability: In Stock


Description

*The most popular book on antenna construction ever written *Teaches you how to design and construct your own antennas with step-by-step instructions and plans *Includes a new chapter on antenna modeling software and new coverage of small transmitting antennas and receiving loop antennas *CD-ROM contains software to assist in the design process

Author Biography

  • Joseph Carr
    Joseph J. Carr was a leading electronics author who has written scores of well-reviewed books and technical articles. An electrical engineer and experienced electronics bench technician with CET and CCE certifications, Carr is a former winner of ISCET's Technician of the Year award. Also a columnist for several prestigious publications, including Nuts & Volts, Carr's other best-selling books include DC Power Supplies: A Technician's Guide; Practical Antenna Handbook, Second Edition; Mastering IC Electronics; and Old Time Radios!

  • Table of Contents


    Introduction to the Fourth Edition.
    Chapter 1: Introduction to Radio Broadcasting and Communications.
    Chapter 2: Radio-wave Propagation.
    Chapter 3: Transmission Lines.
    Chapter 4: The Smith Chart.
    Chapter 5: Fundamentals of Radio Antennas.
    Chapter 6: High-Frequency Dipole and Other Doublet Antennas.
    Chapter 7: Vertically Polarized HF Antennas.
    Chapter 8: Multiband and Tunable-Wire Antennas.
    Chapter 9: Longwire Directional Antennas.
    Chapter 10: Hidden and Limited-Space Antennas.
    Chapter 11: Directional Phased Vertical Antennas.
    Chapter 12: Directional Beam Antennas.
    Chapter 13: Antennas for Shortwave Reception.
    Chapter 14: Large Wire Loop Antennas.
    Chapter 15: Small Loop Receiving Antennas.
    Chapter 16: Small Transmitting Loop Antennas.
    Chapter 17: Antenna Modeling Software.
    Chapter 18: VHF/UHF Transmitting and Receiving Antennas.
    Chapter 19: Microwave Waveguides and Antennas.
    Chapter 20: Antenna Noise Temperature.
    Chapter 21: Antennas for Radio Astronomy.
    Chapter 22: Adjusting, Installing and Troubleshooting Antennas and Transmission Lines.
    Chapter 23: Antennas for Radio Direction Finding (RDF).
    Chapter 24: Impedence Matching in Antenna Systems.
    Chapter 25: Mobile, Emergency, Portable and Marine Antennas.
    Chapter 26: Antennas for Low-Frequency Operation.
    Chapter 27: Measurement and Adjustment Techniques.
    Chapter 28: General Antenna Mechanical Construction Techniques.
    Chapter 29: Grounding the Antenna: What is a Good Ground?



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